No power down line

[byourdesky]

Found this....good reason why I twist my wires before putting wirenuts on

 

[mivey]

With that quality of work, they probably would not have pre-twisted the wires correctly either.

PS: I'm a pre-twister, like most of those with exceptional skills. :grin:

 

[Dennis Alwon]

With that quality of work, they probably would not have pre-twisted the wires correctly either.

PS: I'm a pre-twister, like most of those with exceptional skills. :grin:

I twist also but the manufacturers instructions don't require it.

 

[don_resqcapt19]

I twist also but the manufacturers instructions don't require it.

But at least one brand requires two visible twists outside the wirenut. I like to pretwist, but if you have the two visible twists you have a secure connection no mater if the twist were made before or during the application of the wirenut.

 

[electricmanscott]

This is worse than ground up or down. :roll:

 

[Dennis Alwon]

Chubby Checker taught me to twist and I never forgot.

 

[jumper]

I cannot remember is this "let's twist again, like we did last summer" or " twisting the the night away .or I am totally senile.

 

[ActionDave]

Twist Again of course. Twistin' the Night Away was Sam Cooke.

 

[ptonsparky]

Was it loose or just stripped long?

 

[byourdesky]

it had slipped out and wasn't making enough contact with the wirenut

 

[jmellc]

I had a helper that would strip 2 " of wire, put wirenut on and then tape exposed cu. Told him to stop that, he kept on til I got rid of him. On top of that, his splices were still not secure. Of course, it's hard to concentrate on quality when you're timing the minutes to break, lunch or quitting time, the important things.